Quote:You guys must be experts. I prefer to stick to one program if at all possible. I can't see the point of messing around learning how to use alternatives. PSP7 suits me & does all I could ever want + plenty more besides. Been using it for years & still find new features every time I fire it up. I'm sure PSP8 has even more features.
Hehe, Hagar, PSP 8 has one feature that I'd buy it for (and did) alone....layer GROUPS!
It has made my life, as a certified layer junkie, much less hectic.
In the pics below, you can see that I have arranged my layers into right and left groups.
I can collapse/expand each group as necessary, and of course turn them off/on as required.
Here is the right layer group expanded. It is a pretty trimmed down layer set, and I'm doing much better since the therepy and the LAA group meetings have helped a lot, showing me that there are others in the world like me!
(LAA...Layer Abusers Anonymous)
PSP8 has a lot more features I've come to like, but PSP7 will always have a special place in my heart, since its the one I learned on. (and its more streamlined than 8, so I still use it as my editor in DXTBMP, which works out very well).
And I totally agree on your philosophy of getting used to and using one program. Its hard enough to learn all the features of one, let alone several, and I've found that in most cases where I thought my main paint program did not do a feature I needed, it was just my ignorance about the product.
This is not to say I'm totally opposed to using whatever program has the features you need, I just like to keep it simply whenever possible.
Heck, I can guarantee that I have not even explored 30% of the features on PSP8, but what I have learned of the features I do know, its the best program out there to do repaints...at least for me. (again, it really goes back to what you're used to using, but if you are just starting out and are looking for a good repainting program, PSP is the best for the price/performance ratio, in my opinion)
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